DOVER — A 43-year-old Somersworth man was arraigned on charges of negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated Monday after allegedly causing a head-on crash in Rollinsford that killed a woman on her honeymoon.

Matthew Tsopas was ordered held on $250,000 cash bail during a bed-side arraignment at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, where he remains in treatment.

A hospital spokeswoman declined to comment on his condition Monday, citing the fact that Tsopas did not choose to list his name on the patient directory.

Strafford County Attorney Tom Velardi said after the hearing that Tsopas was alert and able to answer questions from 7th Circuit Court Judge Stephen Morrison, who traveled to the hospital.

Saturday's crash occurred on Route 4 at the intersection of Old Mill Lane.

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Newlyweds Leah Fonda and Brian Preiss of St. Paul, Minn., were honeymooning in New Hampshire when she was killed Saturday during a car crash in Rollinsford.

Investigators say the vehicle Tsopas was driving struck a 2008 KIA Spectra operated by Brian Preiss of St. Paul, Minn., at about 4:30 p.m.

His wife, 30-year-old Leah Fonda, a passenger in the car, was fatally injured. She succumbed to her injuries after being taken to Wentworth-Douglass.

The couple was on a honeymoon in New Hampshire.

Preiss was treated at the hospital then moved to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. A spokesman reported Monday that Preiss is in fair condition. He received internal injuries and wounds to his head and wrist.

Police say Tsopas fled the accident scene on foot, and was later taken into custody by Dover police a short distance away.

He faces two alternate theory counts of negligent homicide, as well as charges of felony aggravated driving under the influence and two complaints regarding conduct after an accident.

Investigators say before Saturday's crash, Tsopas was involved in an earlier incident at the American Legion in Rollinsford, where he was reported to have crashed into several vehicles in the parking lot before leaving the scene. Police were responding to that incident when the crash occurred.

Speaking outside the hospital, Velardi said it's likely that Tsopas will face additional charges related to his disappearance after the crash. Velardi said he was taken into custody without incident once he was located.

Police administered a blood alcohol test to Tsopas after the crash, but Velardi declined to discuss the results.

A portion of Route 4 in Rollinsford was blocked off for several hours as emergency first responders worked at the scene. In addition to state police, officers from the Rollinsford and Dover police departments provided assistance, as well as personnel from Rollinsford Fire and Rescue, Dover Fire and Rescue and American Medical Response.